μαρτυρέω, -ῶ

(μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (עֵד (Gen.31:47-48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Gen.43:3, La 2:13), עָנָה (Num.35:30) ;]

__(a) prop. to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (find. al.), Jhn.15:27, Act.26:5; parenthetical (Bl. § 79, 7; MM, xvi), 2Co.8:3; with dative of person(s) (comm. and incomm.; El. § 37, 2), Act.22:5, Heb.10:15; id. before ὅτι, Mat.23:31, Rom.10:2, al.; accusative and inf. Act.10:43; with accusative of thing(s) (cl.), Jhn.3:11, Rev.22:16, 20; with accusative cogn. before περί, Jhn.5:32, 1Jn.5:10; with dative of thing(s), Jhn.5:33, Act.14:3, al.; before περί, with genitive (of person(s) and of thing(s)), Jhn.1:7-8, 15 2:25 18:23 21:24, al.; id. before ὅτι, Jhn.5:36 7:7; ὅτι, Jhn.1:34 4:44 al.; ὅτι recit. Jhn.4:39; κατά before ὅτι, 1Co.15:15; pass. Heb.7:8; ptcp. Rom.3:21; impers. Heb.7:17;

__(b) in late Gk. to witness favourably, give a good report, approve (Bl. § 54, 3; MM, xvi; Deiss. BS, 265): with dative of person(s), Luk.4:22; before ἐπί with dative of thing(s), Heb.11:4; pass. Act.6:3; before ἐν, 1Ti.5:10, Heb.11:2; διά, with genitive of thing(s), Heb.11:39; with genitive of person(s), Act.10:22, al.; impers. III Jn 12 (cf. ἐπι, συν-επι-, κατα-, συν-μαρτυρέω)

(AS)

to be a witness; bear witness; testify; to witness favourably; give a good report; approve